Tongue-truck



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TONGUE TRUCK. APPLIcATIoN`fILED1uLY 22,1915.

Patented June 3, 1919.

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TONGUE TRUCK.

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Patented June 3, 1919.

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ISAAC TROLLEY, OF POUGIIKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 MOLINE PLOW COMPANY, A GOBPOBIATION OF ILLINOIS.

TONGUE-TRUCK.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1919.

Application ledJuly 22, 1916. Serial No. 110,696.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC TROLLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tongue- Trucks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to tongue trucks such as are employed in various types of agricultural implements such as harvesting machines, plows, cultivators, harrows and the like, the obj ect of the invention being to provide a mechanism wherein the truck when turned by the guide tongue .in guiding the machine, will have a differential movement relative to the tongue, and will in turning, swing 'around faster than the tongue, to the end that the machine may be turned promptly and squarely at the corners ofthe field. With this end in view my invention consists in combining with the frame of the machine or frame member, such for instanceas the stub tongueof a harvester, a guide tongue pivoted thereto to swing about an upright axis, a tongue supporting truck also pivoted to the frame member to swing about an upright axis, and a coupling or connection of improved form between the guide tongue and tongue truck adapted when the guide'tongue is swung about by the draft animals, to impart to the tongue truck a turning motion but at a greater speed than the speed of the guide tongue, whereby the machine will be turned quickly and squarely at the corners of the field and will not be vcompelled to follow the long curved path'of the draft animals in making the turn.

In the accompanying drawingsz.

` Figure 1 is a side elevation of the forward portion of the stub tongue of an agricultural implement, showing my vimproved tongue truck applied thereto, with the near wheel omitted.-

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal'sectional elevation of the sameon an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 Vis a top plan view showing the parts in the position they occupyiwhen themachine is traveling straight forward.

Fig. 4. is a' ysimilar view showing the tongue truck swung around at right angles to the line of travel in making the turn and with the guide tongue at a lesser angle.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional elevation on an enlarged scale on4 the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a similar view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. c

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse sectional elevation on an enlarged scale on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

Fig.,8 is a'vertical longitudinal lsection of the forward end of a stub tongue, the con-- nected guide tongue and tongue truck, the latter being in modified form.

Fig. 9 is a -transverse sectional elevation through the same on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings:

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, 1 indicates the forward end of a machine frame member, in the present case the stub tongue of a harvesting machine; 2 indicates a guide tongue connected to and extending forwardly from the stub tongue; and 3 indi- Cates a tongue truck arranged beneath the stub tongue sogas to support the same, and operatively connected with the guide tongue so as to be turned in the swinging movements of the tongue in guiding the machine.

Thetruck 3 in the present instance co-nsists of a horizontal axle y4c on the ends of which are mounted truck wheels 5, and an upwardly extending .stem 6, the lower end of which is provided with an open socket 7 seated on the axle and pivoted thereto on a horizontal fore and aft axis by means of a pivot pin 8 extending horizontally through the walls of the socket and the axle, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. The inner side of the socket curves downwardly fromopposite ends toward the center as shown `in Fig. 7, so as to leave sufficient clearance between the socket and axle. to vpermit the latter to vrock toa limited extent about the axis of the pivot pin and relativelyvto the stem 6, the purpose of this construction being to enable the wheels and axleto adapt themselves to inequalitiesinV the ground without disturbing the upright position of the stem. The stem 6 ismounted loosely in bearings in the forward ends of two bracket arms 9y projecting forwardly and downwardly from the under side of the stub ktongue and. firmly `fixed thereto, as bycrneans of the fastening bolts shown in Figs. land 2, the arrangement being such that the ltruck may turn relatively kto the stub tongue kabout an Vupright or verticall axis coincident with the axis ofthe stem. v

The guide tonguel extends at its rear .end above the upper end of the stem 6 and rearwardly thereof, the rear ,extremity of the tongue being pivoted on a horizontal transverse axis as at' l0" to a head ll. The head 11 is seated between` the upper bracket arm 9 and a bracket plate 18 extending 'forwardly from the stub tongue over the arm, 9, and the head is pivoted between these parts by means of' a pivot pijn 14 which is extended downwardly throughtlie plate and aimek and therhead l1 between them. By this means thex guide tongue is: in'. ell'ect piwoted to the frame member, that is the stub tongue l, so that it may swing relatively tothe frame member about. a horizontal axis, the

axis l0, and alsorabout a vertical axis,` the axisfM, this latter being' disposed somewhat in rear od' the' Vertical pavo-tali of rthe truck for the purpose' presently to he described. n Y

Operatively connecting the guilde tongue with the truck so that in the lateral swinging motions of theI tongue about its verticall axis, the*v truck will be. caused alsoI to turnlv about' its Vertical! axis', is' a coupling member consisting 01E two: liinls' 15,. whileh at their' rear ends enieirolfe' the:y axle il# adjacent the tru-'ck' wheels respe'etively,andwhioh extend upwardly andi forwardly' therefrom and have theirl forward ends eo'nneeted with thereonbya Cotter pin 20, which sleeve is provided at idi'ame'trically opposite sides with laterally extending' studs 2li to which thel forward upper endsaoli tlre= coupling links V15 are connected by-means of eyes liormed on theend's ofthe links. encircling th'estuds.

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This consti-notion admits of a sliding motion of the 'forward ends of vthe @oop/ling' links longitudinally of the tonguex and! permits also of a. pivotal motion of the. links about the horizontal axes oli' the studs4 211,. and? a further' pivotal motion aboutl theivertical axis of thefjournafl 18i As aresult of. `the foregoing construetion Y 'it will! be understood that Ywhen the draft Y team is trafveling'straighti forward',` .the truck supporting'the forward end? oli the'- frame member williollow straight in the'flin'e' of y.When now-th'ei machine -is' 'tof be turned'at `thefernrner olthezeld, the guide tongueris swung by the draft; animals tothe righty or left,v as' the ease may be, and turning relati-velgy'to the;y member' 'about Ythe,Vertiealv axis-14,'. the truek: Willi be turned about the vertical axis of its stem 6, but owi'no to the relative locations' of" the two vertieal axes' about whi'chvthe said parts respectively turn, the turning of the truck will be more rapid than that of the guide tongue, andthe truck will complete its turn andooeupy a position at right angles to the' line of. travel betere the animals have made their complete turn, and the parts will occupy the position shown in-lifg; fl, the slide 17 in this action moving rearwardly on its guilde, and the forward ends olf the coupling links pilfvoting' about. the vertieal axis oti the journal 128i and the horizontal axes of theA studs 21.

Duet'o the` operation: oi the parts 'n this manner, tliefmaehine is-turned promptly and squarely at .the corners oli the held and without danger oi collision or interference oit the draft animals with the parts ot the maohiare;

The motion oi? Vthe gui-de tongue about the horizontal aixisl01 and they sliding motion of the` forward ends of the' coupling links relatively' tofA the tonguepernrits the tongue to; more up:v and-dowm asf the: dirait animals travel over the unfevenness in the` ground, without disturbfingA the upright position of the stem of they tru'e'l,. and without causing undue strains tobe imposed on the truck, the tongue' ifnr ell'ectbein-gg;v capable of" 'Vertr @al motion. independently oli the truck. v

It will be observed thatv thel lcomoliing member, consisting oli the two eonpling links, is connected with the: truel. at; op- Y posite sides of and distant. trom the: vertieal 100 axis ol2 the' truck. This enables the; lateral motions ofv thetongue,`r in 'guidifi-rg,y tobe transmitted to: the truck under the most favorable conditions for linsuring prompt and uniform turning actionof the same".-

lir lligs; 8 and 9' I have: represented a` modi'e'd form ofi my invention; In this ease' the: rear ends of the coupling links 15; instead of beingv conneeted directly to the axle of the' truck asy in' the rst instance 110 described, are pivotally connectedl to the outerv ends of horizontal arms 22y project-V ing from an upright stem; 6a mounted inia vertical bearing 24e iin thel forwardfendl of',V a brael'ret 25% whose rear .end is firmly lixed Y 115 lioi the underside of the stub tongue; rlhe stem' 6a extends below the arms 22;I and atzits lower. extremity it extends horizontally rearwardly in the form of aV horiontaljourl nali 'Fhetruek axle' islbent upwardly 120V at its center. and has elampedtofitvat this Y point ai head 25'a provided onrits lower side i with horizontal sleeve 26 mounted loosely on the journaliVv so' as to' rock. thereon, ,Y Y whereby the axle mayy rock in a Vertical pla-ne: relatively' to the stem'. and: permit the wheelsto follow irregularities in the surface'V of theL ground: without, disturbing the Ver- I ticali positionof thestem.v Y'lhexoperlation of the"y parts in this embodiment o the inven- 130 tion is substantially the same as the form just described, the axis of the tongue truck being arranged in advance of the axis of the guide tongue and the lateral movements of the latter causing the truck to swing about it axis butat relatively greater speed.

In the foregoing description and accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in the different forms which I prefer to adopt and which I have found in practice to answer to a satisfactory degree the ends to be attained. It will be manifest however that the details may be variously changed and modied without departing from the limits of the invention; and it will be understood that the invention is not limited to any particular form or construction of the parts, except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In combination with a frame member, a guide tongue pivoted thereto both on a' horizontal axis and a vertical axis, a tongue truck also pivoted to the frame on a vertical axis, a slide sustained by the guide tongue and movable longitudinally thereof,

and two links pivoted at their forward ends independently of each other to said slide, and operatively connected at their rear ends to the truck at points respectively on opposite sides of its vertical axis.

2. In combination with a frame member, a guide tongue pivoted thereto both on a horizontal and a vertical axis, a tongue truck also pivoted to the frame on a vertical axis situated in advance of the axis of the tongue, said truck including a horizontal axle with truck wheels mounted therein, a longitudinally extending guide on the guide tongue, a head movable longitudinally on said guide and roclzable relatively to the same on a vertical axis, and a coupling member comprising two links connected at their rear ends to the axle on opposite sides of the axis of the truck and pivoted at their forward ends to the opposite sides of said head on horizontal alined axes.

In testimony whereof, I have afixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC TROLLEY.

Witnesses:

WM. J. MERKLE, MARY C. HALEY.

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